An architect friend humorously recalls a dinner party at charles and ray eames s home where a visual dessert of floral centerpieces was. Frequently photographed in matching clothes, poses, or both, each brought a. The eameses are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design, industrial design and manufacturing, and the photographic arts. In creative partnership with his spouse, ray kaiser eames, he was responsible for groundbreaking contributions in the field of architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts. A legacy of invention, travelling exhibition, library of congress, 1999 distribution rights herman miller and vitra are two independent companies with a common interest in the designs and legacies of charles and ray eames, george nelson, and alexander girard. It is a substantial overview of the eames work year by year, with a biog bit each of ray and charles. Charles and ray eames are an amazing couple who have contributed a variety and an abundance of work to the design world. Charles eamescasual giant of design the new york times. They created some of the most influential expressions of 20th century design in america, many of which remain stylish, fresh and functional. But it was the chairs they designed from this molded plywood that brought a breakthrough after the war. Navy called upon charles and ray eames to create a lightweight, inexpensive leg splint. Charles and ray eames were two of the most influential designers of the 20th century. Enjoy the best charles eames quotes at brainyquote.
Jun 21, 20 netflix documentary about eames and modern design. Ray and charles eames developed several new production processes. Tour a legacy of iconic art and design with the eames timeline. Charles and ray eames are counted among the most important figures of twentiethcentury design. Ray and charles working on a conceptual model for the exhibition. Daniel ostroff, film producer and exhibition curator, talks about the eames ibm mathematica timeline while touring the getty pacific standard time exhibition, collecting eames the jf chen. Richly illustrated with photographs by the office of charles and ray eames. Those who know one or two aspects of the eameses work are often surprised to learn just how far and vast their range extended. Charles eames june 17, 1907 august 21, 1978 was an american designer, architect and film maker. Early in their careers together, charles and ray identified the need for affordable, yet highquality furniture for the average consumerfurniture that could serve a variety of uses. Charles and ray eames were best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design, industrial design and manufacturing, and the photographic arts. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art, and film. Their work has been highly regarded for its invention and regard for the.
What charles and ray eames might have done with modern. A souvenir of the american revolution bicentennial administration exhibition. Vitra is the sole authorised manufacturer of eames products for europe and the middle east. Charles apparently had an enormous blind spot when it came to color sense and. From their architecture, furniture, and textile designs to their photography and corporate design, the husband and wife team exerted a profound influence on the visual character of daily life in america, whether at work or at home. Nov 30, 2017 charles had a daughter, lucia jenkins eames, with his first wife. Welcome to the eames timeline, chronicling the legacy left by the magnanimous time in american art and design that is the eames epoch. The official page of designers charles and ray eames. Charles had a daughter, lucia jenkins eames, with his first wife. Charles american, 19071978 and ray eames american, 19121988 were designers most well known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, and furniture and industrial design and manufacturing. Charles eames and ray eames american designers britannica. Aug 26, 2010 powers of ten takes us on an adventure in magnitudes. They also wrote books, made motion pictures, and designed exhibitions, fabrics, and industrial and consumer products. Their molded plywood chairs, first released in 1946, were declared the design of the century in a 1999 issue of time magazine.
They are best remembered for their midcentury modern furniture, built from innovative. Vintage charles and ray eames mathematica timeline poster. Noyes, a friend of more than 30 years, recalled that with both charles and ray eames everything starts out as a game, a form of play. It is widely held that bertoia designed elements of the eamess furniture line but received no credit for his contributions. Most widely held works about ray eames charles and ray eames. Powers of ten takes us on an adventure in magnitudes. Here youll find drawings of some of the most iconic eames designs, a few downloadable goodies and little bit of text should you need to brush up on your eames history. From the beginning of their collaborative partnership, they focused on creating multifunctional modern designs. Their work spans the fields of furniture design, filmmaking, photography and exhibition design. She was born in sacramento, california to alexander and edna burr kaiser, and had a brother named maurice. As an artist i find the enthusiastic and innovative thinking of the couple a great resource to draw from. In his book an eames primer, eames demetrios grandson of charles eames identifies a core component of the eames design process.
This ambitious publication will become the standard work on the eames, destined. If youve seen a piece of furniture in your lifetime, youve probably seen something touched by the iconic design of charles and ray eames. Jun 17, 2015 an eames anthology charles eames ray eames daniel ostroff editor. In an interview, charles eames said that design can become art if it is good enough. Charles and ray eames continued to experiment in their flat with a press they called kazam. At the world of charles and ray eames making its u. Their lives and work represented the nations defining movements. Digital advertising alliance daa selfregulatory program.
Discover interesting facts about charles and ray eames on artnet. Get inside the minds and the workspace of charles and ray eames, two of the 20th centurys most influential designers. Charles heard the music of bach in the splash of soapy water on an asphalt schoolyardand made the film blacktop. Ray and charles eames modern pioneers timeline timetoast. What charles and ray eames might have done with modern materials. Charles eames furniture from the design collection, the museum of modern art, new york by arthur drexler book. Charles and ray eames gave shape to americas 20th century. Unhappy with that arrangement, he moved on to join knoll associates in new york city in 1950.
Frequently photographed in matching clothes, poses, or both, each brought a rich array of talents to. The eames office llc is dedicated to communicating, preserving and extending the work of designers charles and ray eames. Charles and ray eames may be synonymous with furniture design, but both were influential in. Eames demetrios scale is the new geography dvd how we make the eames lounge chair dvd a gathering of elephants dvd view all. Ray saw beauty in the shape of a utilitarian leg splintand. Timeline click on a date below to access a list of events during that period.
The eames studios inspiring history and unknown dark side. The charles and ray eames house preservation foundation, inc. For more than four decades, american designers charles and ray eames helped shape nearly every facet of american life. The show debuted in march, 1961, for the opening of a. Details of men of modern mathematics timeline by charles and ray eames ibm. Lucia and her son, eames demetrios, grandson of charles, set up the foundations that have preserved the legacy of the eames ideas. Charles eames biography childhood, life achievements. Jul 06, 2009 the legendary design team charles and ray eames made films, houses, books and classic midcentury modern furniture. Ray bernice alexandra kaiser eames december 15, 1912 august 21, 1988 was an american artist, designer, and filmmaker who, together with her husband charles, is responsible for many classic, iconic designs of the 20th century. The resulting highly sculptural yet functional, modular device could be massproduced and conveniently transported.
Charles and ray eames headed the most creative design office in post world war ii america. The eames lounge chair, introduced in 1956 by herman miller, is still in production. Starting at a picnic by the lakeside in chicago, this famous film transports us to the outer edges of the universe. Raybernice alexandra kaiser eames december 15, 1912 august 21, 1988 was an american artist, designer, and filmmaker who, together with her husband charles, is responsible for many classic, iconic designs of the 20th century. In the twentieth century they created architecture, books, films, furniture, graphics, museum exhibitions, photography, textiles, and toys. The eames films are the eames essays between 1950 and 1982, charles and ray eames made over 125 short films ranging from minutes in length. Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website. This is the book i scoured my local bookstores for after seeing eames.
The eames lounge chair and ottoman live in stylish interiors everywhere and have been the subject of documentaries and books. Eames lounge and ottoman lounge chair herman miller change country. Not between charles and ray themselvestheir collaboration was total and essential to the eames offices success. The 10 best eames designs in pictures culture the guardian. Charles and ray eames, the husband and wife duo, left an indelible mark on furniture design and modern architecture. Ray bernice alexandra kaiser eames, nee kaiser december 15, 1912 august 21, 1988, was an american artist, designer, and filmmaker. Designed by the legendary designers charles and ray eames in the 1950s, the dsw chair is famous all over the world. An eames anthology collects for the first time the writings of the esteemed american architects and designers charles and ray eames, illuminating their marriage and professional partnership of fifty years. Eames lounge and ottoman lounge chair herman miller. Eventually everything connects people, ideas, objects. Quotations by charles eames, american designer, born june 17, 1907. Getting the most of the best to the greatest number of people for the least charles and ray eames. Charles and ray eamess philosophy of the educational role of everyday things led them to develop projects that would spur people to find beauty in the commonplace.
Design for democracy design for good diversity and inclusion women lead. When you own an eames product made by vitra, you know it is an original. Matthew strong recreates an eames sofa using carbon fiber. One of the most powerful forces in the eameses work, a force that can be identified in virtually every major project the eameses undertook, is the guesthost relationship. Originally created to enter alow cost furniture design competition held by moma in new york.
No american designeror studiodominated the fertile decades after world war ii like charles and ray eames. Charles and ray eames for herman miller mid century modern compact sofa 1500. Raybernice alexandra kaiser eames, nee kaiser december 15, 1912 august 21, 1988, was an american artist, designer, and filmmaker. This is a timeline designed by the office of charles and ray eames with the cooperation of the metropolitan museum of art in new york for the. Introduction by phillip morrison and lengthy essay by ralph caplan. Timetoasts free timeline maker lets you create timelines online. Chronology of the work of charles and ray eames, designed for this book. Each book has a tipped in fold out, illustrated timeline. Charles eames 190778 and ray eames 191288 gave shape to americas twentieth century. Netflix documentary about eames and modern design popsugar home. The two are ranked among the finest american designers of the 20th century, renowne.
Charles eames and ray eames, american designers best known for the beauty, comfort, elegance, and delicacy of their massproducible furniture. In creative partnership with her spouse charles eames and the eames office she was responsible for groundbreaking contributions in the field of architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts. Charles eames 19071978 and ray kaiser eames 191988 met while attending the cranbrook academy of art in bloomfield hills, michigan, and they married in 1941. Charles ray eames ea 108 aluminum chair herman miller icf 50s 60s design leather. Dec 06, 2011 charles and ray eames headed the most creative design office in post world war ii america. Navy, and numerous toys, such as the beloved eames plywood elephant, designed in 1945. They created sculptures, chairs with separate seats and backs the dcw and lcw, aircraft parts, body litters and leg splints for the u. The first book to capture the philosophy and spirit behind the work of charles and ray eames, an eames primer offers an indepth look at the couples prolific legacyone that has placed them among the most important american designers of the twentieth century. With the technological process for molding plywood resolved, charles and ray applied the method to the design of domestic furniture.
Alex keating posted eames poster by j fletcher design. At first they supplied the american navy with leg splints and stretchers during world war ii. A legacy of invention, traveling exhibition, library of congress, 1999 distribution rights herman miller and vitra are two independent companies with a common interest in the designs and legacies of charles and ray eames, george nelson, and alexander girard. While experimenting with plywood, charles and ray eames made numerous threedimensional forms.
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